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 Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Dognot]
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09/12/21 11:43 PM
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butch sanders
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When I was a kid my parents and neighbors would play 42 almost every weekend. My grand parents lived in a farming community in New Mexico, The men all wore khaki pants and shirts and played dominoes in the square around the court house on Saturday afternoons. another great story & memory
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/12/21 11:57 PM
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Wool E. Booger
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Me and my family play 42 all the time. Anyone that doesn’t know how to play in the family better learn or be left out. Bunch of damn bohemians drinking beer, slamming domino’s and talking trash… good times.
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 12:35 AM
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outfishdya
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I am probably the best 42 player alive.
There may have been some better who have passed.
I am nor affiliated with any professional or league play. I welcome fact checkers
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Got yourself a gun....
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 12:43 AM
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donothin
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My dad was a farmer and anytime he was not too busy, he would be at the local beer joint playing moon for so much a point and so much for a hickey. Often would play at home when the weather was bad. When he was younger, he played high stakes poker, mostly Texas holdem. They were games where you could win or lose 15 to 25 thousand in a night or two. He was good, not always the winner but typically won significantly more than he lost over a month period. When he had a losing streak, he would go back to Prince Albert tobacco and not much was spent on things not necessary. Usually had a lot of cash around the house for a game. Later, after 75 or so, he played more dominoes. Moon was their game as he always said it required more skill than 42.
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 01:12 AM
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Trickster
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Grew up playing Pitch and Moon. And all kinds of card games taught to me by my elders. Cribbage also.
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 01:33 AM
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Oldrabbit
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I grew up in Marshall Tx, and we went to a small community center in Woodlawn, Tx. They had tables set up for plain dominoes off to the side, but the main area was all 42 tables. Like others have said, all of the kids were outside playing on the swings and other items along with exploring the calf roping arena. If it was raining too hard or with lightening we would have to stay inside and be quiet. In other words we learned to pays dominoes and 42. As a family, when we would all come home for holidays and birthdays we would play 42. Sure wish I could play one more time against mom and dad, they were tough to beat.
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 12:55 PM
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Beak47
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When the “Downer” on straight slammed the “rock” down hard and glared at his opponents he either had a great hand- or nothing and was bluffing! With several tables going it could get pretty noisy! Lot of fun and also lots of BS!
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 01:24 PM
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PondFish
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When we get at least four of my buddies together a game of 42 will break out.
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 01:44 PM
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bigrebar
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Been way to long, grew up playing moon and 42.
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 02:27 PM
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UGLYSHCTICK
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Not pizza. I was raised on a small farm in a small farm community. This was back in the days before TV, so the main form of entertainment was dominoes, primarily 42. There would be large “42” parties that were played tournament style where the champion team was crowned at the end of the night. The winners would receive a small prize, normally something that someone had made to be presented to the winners. As a kid we did not participate in these adult games. Us kids were busy playing grab a— with one another or chasing lighting bugs. As we got older some would move into participating in the games after being taught to play at home. I was one that never developed an interest in dominoes and never learned the games. I was thinking about this today and realized that I never hear about anyone playing dominoes. How about you guys, does anyone play the games or is this truly a thing of the past? we did this growing up too. I had several aunts and uncles, we'd all gather at my grandparents house. Old frame house no central heat or air. Early 70's, everyone of age, including the dog smoked. Was a 2' nicotine fog hovering overhead. Screen door slamming with kids running in and out of the house. I want to go back to those days.
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 03:10 PM
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rangerb
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Taught all my grandkids to play checkers and straight dominoes. The youngest, 15 bought a set of dominoes loves it, and has gotten pretty good. I think they still have tournaments locally occasionally.
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: butch sanders]
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09/13/21 03:44 PM
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Po Boy
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On party day all of the men would head to the woods before day light to squirrel hunt. They would split up and go to three or four different den trees and wait out the squirrels. By 8:00 AM they would have enough squirrels for a big stew that night before the games started. The stew was cooked in a big cast iron wash pot. Us kids were not allowed to go on these hunts because we could not be still or quite enough at the den trees. Did not have much money in those days but they knew how to enjoy their selfs. was this in McKinney? great story my GParents lived in Melissa & did something similar i play this & Wahoo for great memories No, it was a little further East in Hunt County.
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 04:00 PM
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lconn4
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 04:01 PM
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Po Boy
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There was a little country store in the neighborhood with a shade tree out front. Some of the men was always out there playing straight dominoes on a home made wooden table. I remember that table had a worn dished out place in the center from shuffling the dominoes for years and years. I also remember my buddies and I getting in serious trouble for throwing a chicken snake on that table while they were between hands. We were not allowed close to that table for a long time after that. All of us boys got a pretty good beating when they told our Dads about it, but when they were off to their selfs they would talk about it and laugh. Probably did the same stuff when they were kids.
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Re: Dominoes, the games
[Re: Po Boy]
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09/13/21 06:57 PM
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machinist
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I worked at the power plant here on Lake Graham for 28 years. We played about every form of dominos you could think at lunch time every day. I could not even guess how many games I played over the years.
As a side note I played with Willie one Saturday while visiting a friend in Hillsboro. I am guessing the they must play a lot
of dominoes while riding down the road on their buses because Willie was a damn good player.
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